Steve McClaren on Crystal Palace shortlist to replace sacked Neil Warnock | Daily Mail Online Steve McClaren on Crystal Palace shortlist to replace sacked Neil Warnock Neil Warnock was sacked as Crystal Palace manager after four months Steve McClaren, Victor Pereira and Tony Popovic are on the shortlist Crystal Palace have won just three games this season comments Crystal Palace have a wide-ranging list of possible candidates to replace manager Neil Warnock, who was sacked on Saturday. The list includes Derby’s Steve McClaren, ex-Porto boss Vitor Pereira and former Palace players Tony Popovic and Gareth Southgate. However, Tony Pulis, who saved Palace from relegation last season before leaving in acrimonious circumstances on the eve of this campaign, has been effectively ruled out of contention. The Palace board do not envisage being able to work with him and Pulis, himself, says there is ‘no chance’ he will go back.

Derby manager Steve McClaren is one of the names being considered to be the next Palace manager NEXT MANAGER ODDS Mike Phelan 20/1 Source: Coral ; odds are subject to change Warnock, 66, was told that he was being fired yesterday morning, the day after Palace lost 3-1 at home to Southampton and just four months after his second stint as Palace manager began. He became the first Premier League casualty of the season after Palace co-chairman Steve Parish took what he described as the ‘unfortunate decision’ to fire him. Palace have won just once in their last 12 Premier League games and have dropped into the relegation zone, albeit within one point of safety and two wins from mid-table. The fear of Palace falling back into the Championship and off the Premier League gravy train, allied with doubts that Warnock is the right man to spend transfer window funds, underpinned the decision.

Neil Warnock was sacked by Palace after just four months in charge Former Porto boss Vitor Pereira is on the short-list to replace Warnock at Crystal Palace Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish (right) has made the decision to sack Warnock after a poor start Keith Millen has taken over as caretaker manager for today’s trip to QPR and could remain in charge for the New Year’s Day visit to Aston Villa. Parish has reportedly already spoken to Pereira, who was considered by Everton as David Moyes’ successor before Roberto Martinez was given the job. The bookmakers’ early favourite for the job was former Spurs manager Tim Sherwood, although he was considered and did not get the post when Palace were looking to replace Pulis. Who is Tony Popovic? All you need to know about front-runner for the vacant Crystal Palace job - Mirror Online Sport Who is Tony Popovic? All you need to know about front-runner for the vacant Crystal Palace job The Eagles are in the hunt for a new manager after Neil Warnock's dismissal on Saturday - we've got the low down on one of the favourites Share Pop off?

Popovic has been linked with the Crystal Palace job (Photo: Brett Hemmings) Share Get football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Crystal Palace are searching for a new boss after Neil Warnock became the first managerial casualty of the Premier League season on Saturday. Warnock had led the Eagles to just three wins in 16 matches this term and he was relieved of his duties after a 3-1 defeat against Southampton on Boxing Day. A number of names are already in the frame for the vacant role, with Tony Popovic's appearing high up by some bookmakers. So what has the bookies confident of the Australian taking over the reins at Selhurst Park? We've got all the information you need to know. Who is Tony Popovic? The 41-year-old manages in Australia's A-League and the coach has been the boss of Western Sydney Wanderers since 2012. Old favourite: The Australian spent five years at Palace as a player (Photo: Getty) What is his link to Palace?

Popovic was a centre-back in his playing days and spent five years with Palace from 2001-2006 before moving to Al-Arabi. The former Australian international was capped over 50 times for the Socceroos and was part of the Crystal Palace squad that was relegated from the Premier League back in 2005. Popovic also served as Palace's assistant manager for a year before he moved back to his homeland to take over the Sydney side. Popovic captained Palace during his time at Selhurst Park and made over 120 appearances for the south Londoners before he left on a free transfer. What are his credentials? The WSW are currently struggling in the A-League having taken just three points from nine matches - and they sit bottom of the division with three games in hand over Newcastle Jets in ninth. However, Popovic has forged a reputation as a talented coach during his time Down Under having led the Wanderers to two A-League grand final appearances and their first ever Asian Champions League crown last term. Hat's magic?

Popovic has made an impressive start to his managerial career (Photo: Koji Watanabe) Their 1-0 win over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia last month meant that the Wanderers were the first ever team from Australia to win the title. The victory subsequently entered them into the recent World Club Cup where they were beaten by Cruz Azul 3-1 in Marrakesh on December 13. Iacopo La Rocca opened the scoring for Popovic's side after the hour mark, but Gerardo Torrado hit an 89-minute penalty for the Mexicans to take the game to extra time. Mariano Pavone made it 2-1 after 108 minutes before Torrado netted once more from the penalty spot. Crystal Palace dismiss manager Neil Warnock | The National Friday’s home defeat to Southampton on Boxing Day was the final straw for Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock, who was sacked on Saturday afternoon.

Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo Crystal Palace dismiss manager Neil Warnock Press Association Updated: December 27, 2014 07:20 PM Related Crystal Palace Neil Warnock has become the Premier League’s first managerial casualty of the season, with Crystal Palace dismissing him on Saturday. The 66-year-old Englishman only started a second spell at Selhurst Park on August 27, but has failed to carry on the work done by predecessor Tony Pulis. Pulis walked out ahead of the season after pulling off a great escape during the last campaign, but Warnock - despite a memorable win over Liverpool - has not got things going and leaves Palace with the club in the relegation zone on 15 points. “Crystal Palace Football Club can today confirm that Neil Warnock has been relieved of his duties and is no longer first-team manager," said a statement on the club’s official website. “The club would like to put on record its thanks to Neil for all his hard work and energy over the past four months.

“Keith Millen will lead the team against Queens Park Rangers tomorrow as caretaker manager." Warnock appeared to be showing the strain after Friday’s 3-1 loss to Southampton, bemoaning his side’s lack of luck after listening to the club’s fans singing “you don’t know what you’re doing". “I thought they had a lot of luck last year - I don’t see us having much luck this year,’’ he said. Reports emanated on social media the following morning that Warnock had been sacked and the club belatedly confirmed his exit in a statement at lunchtime. “Crystal Palace Football Club can today confirm that Neil Warnock has been relieved of his duties and is no longer first-team manager," the statement on the website read. “The club would like to put on record its thanks to Neil for all his hard work and energy over the past four months. “Keith Millen will lead the team against Queens Park Rangers tomorrow as caretaker manager." Palace go into the match against QPR on Sunday on a miserable run of form, with the Boxing Day defeat to Southampton meaning they have won just one of their last 12 top-flight matches.

The latest loss saw Warnock incense home fans by bringing defender Martin Kelly on for winger Yannick Bolasie when they were three goals down, while there were also boos from the Selhurst Park faithful at the final whistle. “When you lose a game you’re responsible, I’ve no complaints about that," he said of the fans’ reaction. “Bolasie’s wife is having a baby and he was tired before the game today. “What with us playing at QPR in not much more than 24 hours, I thought we would just save his legs a bit. “You know when you take Bolasie off when you’re losing 3-0 you’re going to get stick, but you just have to think about QPR really. “I have no complaints, at 3-0 down, you’d be very surprised not to get a bit of stick. “I thought they [the players] were very good today in the circumstances, they were almost as shell-shocked as some of the fans." The Palace board will be keen to make a swift appointment given the transfer window is days away from reopening.

Tim Sherwood and Tony Popovic are already standout candidates to replace Warnock, with the latter having last month led Western Sydney Wanderers to the Asian Champions League. The former Australia international has strong ties with the Eagles, having played for the club for five seasons before returning in 2011 as part of Dougie Freedman’s backroom set-up. Sherwood is again in the running for a job he ruled himself out of in August, with the ex-Tottenham head coach saying he would have wanted to succeed Pulis had he been offered the position after his interview. Malky Mackay, now in charge at Wigan, had been the favourite to succeed Pulis, only for allegations of misconduct to see Palace end their interest.

English Premier League results & fixtures Friday Chelsea 2 West Ham 0 Burnley 0 Liverpool 1 Crystal Palace 1 Southampton 3 West Brom 1 Manchester City 3 Manchester United 3 Newcastle 1 Everton 0 Stoke City 1 Leicester City 1 Tottenham 2 Sunderland 1 Hull City 3 Swansea City 1 Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 2 QPR 1 Tottenham v Man Utd, 4pm Southampton v Chelsea, 6.05pm Aston Villa v Sunderland, 7pm Hull City v Leicester City, 7pm Man City v Burnley, 7pm QPR v Crystal Palace, 7pm Stoke City v West Brom, 7pm West Ham v Arsenal, 7pm Newcastle v Everton, 8.15pm Crystal Palace FC - Football Betting Crystal Palace FC Co-Chairman: – Steve Parish & Stephen Browett Owners: – Jeremy Hosking, Martin Long, Steve Parish and Stephen Browett Captain: – Mile Jedinak Club Anthem: – Glad All Over When you think of Crystal Palace you immediately think of the atmosphere at Selhurst Park, especially when the Palace fans are cheering their team to go at it.

The games are always played under a constant drum beat and the Palace supporters never lower their voice even if they are losing the match. An example for this would be the match against Liverpool F.C in the 2013-14 season where Palace was losing 3-0 and the crowd kept cheering on the players and in the end Palace made a remarkable 3-3 comeback scoring 3 in the last ten minutes. Selhurst Park has a capacity of 26,255 and has been the home of Crystal Palace for 91 years now (Since 1924). They have a fierce rivalry with Millwall and Brighton and Hove Albion. Early years Crystal Palace FC was founded in the year 1905, nicknamed “The Glaziers” they applied to be included in the football league but their application was turned down. Palace instead joined the Southern Football Second Division and managed to win the Division in their first season itself. Crystal Palace team of 1921 After they were promoted Palace remained in the First Division of Southern Football for a total of 15 seasons.

After the First World War the leagues were re-organised and as result the Southern Football First Division became the third Division of English Football League. In their first season in the third Division Palace managed to win the league and achieve promotion to the Second Division, but there stay wasn’t for long as they got relegated back to the third Division within a few years. Another League Organisation in 1958 saw Palace as one of the founding members of Division Four. From then on the club enjoyed a period of success and within 11 years Palace had found their way up to the First Division. They enjoyed First Division football for 4 years before getting relegated back to second division and then to third division. In 1973 the club’s nickname was changed from “The Glaziers” to the “The Eagles”. Palace went back to the second division after getting promoted in 1977 and then got promoted to first division as Second Division champions in 1979. Palace stabilized themselves as a first division team even finishing third in the 1990-1991 season.

Premier League Era Selhurst Park Crystal Palace was one of the founding members of the Premier League in the 1992 season, but they were relegated that first year of the Premier League despite getting a record 49 points (for a relegated club) in the season. Palace got promoted back to the league in 1994, 1997 and 2004 and each of those times they got relegated straight back to Championship. Palace again gained promotion back to the Premier League for the 2013-2014 season after defeating Watford in the 2012-2013 season Championship play-offs. Palace once again looked set for the drop in 2013-14 after getting just 4 points in the 1st 11 games. As a result,the Palace manager Ian Holloway was sacked and after a month of his sacking Tony Pulis was appointed as manager. Pulis turned the season around and Crystal Palace ended up finishing 11th in the EPL table with 45 points and for the first time in Premier League history Crystal Palace had avoided the drop to Championship.

Tony Pulis was given the Premier League manager of the year for his efforts. Take a look at the amazing comeback by Crystal Palace against Liverpool in the 2013/14season: The Season So Far 2014 – 2015 Just two days before the start of the 2014-15 Premier League season, Tony Pulis resigned after a dispute with the board over transfer budget. Former Palace manager Neil Warnock was once again appointed the manager. Palace had a modest start to the season but the team looked to be getting worse each week under Warnock and as a result he became the first manager to be sacked in 2014-15 season (27 December, 2014). Warnock was replaced by former Crystal Palace player and then Newcastle manager Alan Pardew on the 2nd of January and has already gotten a couple of wins under his belt since signing. Crystal Palace is currently 15th on the table with 20 points from 21 matches. (As of 11th of January).

If the Pardew era is anything as it promises to be then Palace have a good chance to finish closer to the upper half of the table once again. Club Records The 2014/15 managerial sack race: A look at this season's casualties, including Malky Mackay | The Independent News & Comment The 2014/15 managerial sack race: A look at this season's casualties, including Malky Mackay Some were fired, others went of their own free will - here we look at all the separations between club and manager Tuesday 7 April 2015 09:57 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Malky Mackay Getty Images Football managers are never far from being given the boot and the 2014/15 campaign is shaping up to be no different in that respect. With a mix of trigger-happy chairmen, disgruntled fans and managers seemingly out of their depth, they are falling by the wayside at a rapid rate. Here, we guide you through the departures since the season kicked off (and one that happened before even that).

From the Premier League to League Two, we bring you every single manager that has packed his bag and cleared his desk in the managerial sack race. The managerial sack race 2014/15 The managerial sack race 2014/15 1/49 Paul Cook, Chesterfield (May 12) The failure to secure a League One play-off berth led to Cook paying the price. However, he has already been snapped up by Portsmouth. Getty Images 2/49 Lee Clarke, Blackpool (May 9) Clark took over the reins at doomed Blackpool in October 2014 but he was unable to slop their alarming run of poor results, and the club were relegated from the Championship as the end of the season. Clark decided to resign from his role. Getty Images 3/49 Micky Adams, Tranmere Rovers (19th April) Adams lasted less than a season in charge of Tranmere having taken over in October 2014. 3-0 defeat to Oxford left Rovers two points adrift of safety.

Getty Images 4/49 Andy Awford, Portsmouth (April 13) Awford lefts Portsmouth by mutual consent after securing just two wins form their last 10 matches. The 3-1 defeat at Morecombe proved to be his final match in charge. Getty Images 5/49 Malky Mackay, Wigan Athletic (April 07) Mackay's arrival at the DW Stadium was surrounded in controversy following his Cardiff City exit, but ex-chairman Dave Whelan stuck by him. It proved to be more than just a bad decision, as Mackay secured just 19 points from a possible 72 since arriving in November, and the 2-0 home defeat against Derby proved to be his last act as Wigan manager bofe getting the sack a few hours later. Getty Images 6/49 Shaun Derry, Notts County (March 23) Derry managed to keep Notts County in League one having taken the reins in the 2013/14 season, but six defeat in eight games proved to spell the end for the former Notts Country player.

Getty Images 7/49 Gus Poyet, Sunderland (March 16) Poyet only lasted two days after an utterly humiliating defeat at home to Aston Villa. Sunderland were 4-0 down at half-time to a side who had only scored four goals away from home all season. Poyet lasted just 18 months in the job with the team a point above the relegation zone. 8/49 Ian Holloway, Millwall (March 10) Holloway had spent little more than a year in the job at the Den and was sacked after a 4-1 home defeat to Rotherham that left the Londoners second bottom in the Championship, eight points from safety. Getty Images 9/49 Lee Johnson, Oldham (February 25) The Oldham boss resigned to move to fellow League One side Barnsley, despite the club being seven places below the Latics. GETTY IMAGES 10/49 Steven Pressley, Coventry City (February 23) The Scot was sacked after 100 games in charge but the Sky Blues were down in the relegation zone in League One when he finally got the chop.

GETTY IMAGES 11/49 Darren Ferguson, Peterborough (February 21) The second spell of Sir Alex's son didn't go quite as well of the first, with Peterborough struggling in 15th spot in League One. Ferguson was sacked after a run that saw him win just one in five matches. Getty Images 12/49 Danny Wilson, Barnsley (February 12) Wilson was sacked by Barnsley along with his assistant Chris Hutchings with the club currently in no-mans land in the Championship. With Barnsley 17th in the league, seven points above the relegation zone but the same off the play-offs, a decision was made to sack Wilson citing their current position as "unacceptable". Getty Images 13/49 Justin Edinburgh, Newport County (February 7) Edinburgh decided to jump ship and take the Gillingham manager job, having guided Newport to the Football League for the first time in 25 years. GETTY IMAGES 14/49 Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town (February 4) Johnson's three-year tenure at Yeovil came to an end despite securing three promotions during his two spells as manager.

But with Yeovil bottom of League One and four points from safety, Johnson was axed with his assistant Terry Skiverton taking temporary charge of the side. Getty Images 15/49 Stuart Pearce, Nottingham Forest (February 1) After a 1-0 loss to Millwall, Nottingham Forest announced that they had sacked club legend Stuart Pearce, citing six losses in the last seven games and a free-fall down the Championship table as the reason why. GETTY IMAGES 16/49 Bob Peeters, Charlton Athletic (January 11) A run of nine matches without a win in all competitions saw Charlton sack Peeters after just eight months in the job. A 1-0 home defeat to Brighton proved to be the final nail in his coffin. GETTY IMAGES 17/49 Neil Adams, Norwich City (January 5) Neil Adams resigned as Norwich manager with them 7th in the Championship after a 2-0 defeat to League One side Preston in the FA Cup third round.

Getty Images 18/49 Alan Pardew, Newcastle (January 3) After a turbulent, rollercoaster ride as Newcastle manager, Pardew decided to jump before he was pushed as he left St James' Park to replace Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace. Few thought that Pardew would resign before he was sacked, but the allure of a return to the Eagles proved to be the deciding factor in his exit. GETTY IMAGES 19/49 Peter Taylor, Gillingham (December 31) Taylor only lost two of his last nine matches in charge of Gillingham but with the club 20th in League One, his 14 month reign was brought to an end. Back-to-back home defeats to Chesterfield and Bristol City were too much for the board to take. 20/49 Alan Irvine, West Brom (December 30) The Premier League didn't have to wait long for its second departure of the season with West Brom choosing to act. Irvine was only appointed in the summer but was always up against it with many fans feeling that he wasn't the calibre of manager required at the Hawthorns.

Seven defeats in his final nine games meant the Scot left the club in 16th place, a point above the relegation zone. Getty Images 21/49 Neil Warnock, Crystal Palace (December 27) Warnock became the first Premier League casualty of the season after the Crystal Palace board decided it was time for a change when the club slipped into the bottom three. Warnock had only started his second spell at Selhurst Park at the start of the season following the exit of Tony Pulis, but when he managed to collect just one win in 12 outings the writing was on the wall. GETTY 22/49 John Gregory, Crawley (December 27) Gregory stood down as manager of the League One club in order to undergo heart surgery. With a lengthy period of recovery required, Dean Saunders was put in charge on an interim basis. Getty Images 23/49 Sami Hyypia, Brighton (December 22) The former Liverpool defender resigned just before Christmas after failing to prove he had what it took at Brighton during his six months in charge. The Finn oversaw just three wins in 22 Championship match and left the club 22nd in the table.

Getty Images 24/49 Nigel Adkins, Reading (December 15) The former Southampton manager took charge in March 2013 but was unable to save the club from relegation from the Premier League. The Royals have been harbouring ambitions of a return to the top-flight since, but after 15 games of the current season they found themselves 10 points adrift of the play-offs and decided Adkins wasn't the man to get them there. A 6-1 thrashing at Birmingham City, the club's worst league loss in 15 years, was the final nail in the coffin. Getty Images 25/49 Paul Murray, Hartlepool United (December 8) Murray lasted just six weeks at Victoria Park. A poor start to their League Two campaign was compounded when they lost to non-league Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup. That would be his last match in charge and saw him depart the club with just one win from the seven games he oversaw. GETTY IMAGES 26/49 Mauro Milanese, Leyton Orient (December 8) Another who managed to last just six weeks.

The Italian lost five of the eight games he took charge of, which simply wasn't good enough for the O's. That the League One team were also dumped out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and FA Cup during his brief spell in charge didn't do him any favours either. GETTY IMAGES 27/49 Paul Cox, Mansfield Town (November 21) The League Two side parted company with Cox after the manager had been in charge for three-and-a-half years. The 42-year-old led the Stags to promotion back into the Football League in 2013 after a five-year absence. GETTY IMAGES 28/49 Mark Yates, Cheltenham Town (November 25) Mark Yates spent just five months with Cheltenham Town before he was given the boot. The 4-1 defeat at home to Wycombe on Saturday proved to be the final nail in his coffin, and he leaves the club in 18th position in League Two with 22 points from 18 games.

Getty Images 29/49 Uwe Rosler, Wigan (November 13) With the Latics in the Championship relegation zone after just one win since August, owner Dave Whelan felt he had to act. A 3-1 defeat at local rivals Bolton, which saw Wigan concede three times in 11 second-half minutes, left Rosler 'embarrassed'. Wigan pinched the German manager from Brentford 11 months ago to replace Owen Coyle. GETTY IMAGES 30/49 Jose Riga, Blackpool (October 27) The former Charlton manager was given four-and-a-half months in charge of the Championship club, but over that time he failed to make much of an impression. 14 games into the season, the Seasiders had accumulated six points and occupied bottom place in the league. The board decided it couldn't go on. The club contained just eight players when the season started, making Riga's job incredibly difficult.

GETTY IMAGES 31/49 Darko Milanic, Leeds (October 25) Trigger-happy owner Massimo Cellino parted company with Darko Milanic after six games in charge - the same number as his predecessor at Elland Road. His short reign was brought to an end almost immediately after Leeds were beaten 2-1 by Wolves. 'I want to apologise to the supporters, they deserve better results,' Cellino said. Milanic's failure to win any of his six games in charge and a perceived negative attitude cost the 46-year-old. Getty Images 32/49 Lee Clark, Birmingham City (October 20) Two wins in 12 league games that saw the club hovering above the Championship relegation zone saw Clark lose his job. The former Newcastle and Fulham midfielder took over the reins in June 2012 but failed to take the club forward. It needed a dramatic late escape last season for the Midlands club to avoid relegation as an injury-time goal on the final day kept them up. One home win since October 1, 2013 played a large role in the former Huddersfield manager's struggles.

GETTY IMAGES 33/49 Rob Edwards, Tranmere Rovers (October 13) Edwards was only given 14 games at the helm, but the fact he could only win two of them meant he was deemed not right for the job. Before being sacked, Tranmere went on a seven game winless run that left them bottom of the League Two. It wasn't what the club had hoped for following relegation the season before. GETTY IMAGES 34/49 Nigel Worthington, York City (October 13) With one win all season and off the back of a defeat to Newport County, Worthington resigned his post at the League Two club. The former Northern Ireland manager took over in March 2013 and managed to steer them away from relegation and to a 17th place finish. In his only full season at the club, he guided them to the play-offs where they lost in the semi-final to Fleetwood Town. He left the club in 22nd.

GETTY IMAGES 35/49 Russ Wilcox, Scunthorpe United (October 8) After being promoted from a caretaker role to full manager on Christmas Eve of 2013, Wilcox would take Scunthorpe on an incredible 28-game unbeaten run before finally losing a match in April. Despite that loss, Scunthorpe were promoted to League One. However, they struggled in the third tier, losing eight of their first 11 games. When they were beaten by Notts County in the Johnstone's Cup Trophy, that was enough for the board to give him the boot. GETTY IMAGES 36/49 Billy McKinlay, Watford (October 7) Having stepped in following health issues concerning his predecessor Oscar Garcia, McKinlay managed to last just eight days at the helm. During that time, he managed to get two games under his belt, and performed admirably - picking up four points and taking the club to third in the league. However, it seemed the hierarchy at Vicarage Road fancied something different, so replaced him with Slavisa Jokanovic, their fourth manager of the season.

GETTY IMAGES 37/49 Colin Cooper, Hartlepool (October 4) Having taken over at Hartlepool in May 2013 for his first job in management, Cooper was able to save the club slipping to consecutive relegations. But after a 3-0 defeat to Carlisle United that left the club bottom of League Two, the former Middlesbrough player quit immediately after the final whistle. Getty Images 38/49 Dougie Freedman, Bolton(October 3) After almost two years in charge Freedman and Bolton parted ways by 'mutual consent'. The change came following a 4-0 defeat to fellow Championship strugglers Fulham and amid much speculation after a poor run of results that had left the Trotters just a place off the bottom of the table. GETTY IMAGES 39/49 Oscar Garcia, Watford (September 29) Having replaced Beppe Sannino, Garcia's time in charge at Vicarage Road was cut short. Soon after his appointment, the former Brighton manager suffered health problems, including chest pains. When doctors told him he needed to rest for an extended period, he was forced to resign.

Getty Images 40/49 Russell Slade, Leyton Orient (September 24) Amid speculation over a possible move to Cardiff City (where he was eventually appointed), Slade handed in his resignation. The 53-year-old found himself in demand after winning the League One manager of the year award for the 2013/14 season. Slade had been in charge of Orient since 2010. GETTY IMAGES 41/49 Felix Magath, Fulham (September 18) After overseeing Fulham's relegation to the Championship, Felix Magath was given the boot by the west London club's chairman Shahid Khan following their dismal start to the season. Stories quickly emerged about his reign, including one that saw him tell captain Brede Hangeland to rest a piece of cheese on his thigh to help his injury. Getty Images 42/49 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Cardiff City (September 18) The baby-faced assassin lasted less than nine-months in charge of Cardiff City during which time he presided over a relegation from the Premier League and then a woeful start to the Championship season.

During his time in charge after replacing Malky Mackay the former Manchester United striker won just nine of his 30 matches in charge. He left the club with the Welsh outfit 17th in the Championship. Getty Images 43/49 Micky Adams, Port Vale (September 18) A three-and-a-half year reign in his second spell at Port Vale came to an end following a miserable run of six straight defeats. The 52-year-old made the decision to leave after discussions with club chairman Norman Smurthwaite. 'It is with great sadness that I have decided to leave Port Vale,' he said. During his spell he got Vale promoted from League Two and kept them in League One the next season. GETTY IMAGES 44/49 Joe Dunne, Colchester United (September 1) One point from a possible 15 and a quick exit from the Capital One Cup was enough for Colchester to send Dunne packing. The former U's player never managed to get much out of the team in his first managerial role, winning a total of 27 games from his 95 in charge.

GETTY IMAGES 45/49 Graham Kavanagh, Carlisle United (September 1) A 5-0 defeat to Cambridge is never a good thing, but for Kavanagh it meant the end of his Carlisle reign. With five games of the new League Two season played he had managed to collect just two points. Kavanagh had taken charge in September 2013 and oversaw the club's relegation from League One. GETTY IMAGES 46/49 Giuseppe Sannino, Watford (August 31) In a shock move, Sannino resigned from his post at Vicarage Road despite an excellent start to the season that had seen the Hornets win four of their opening five games. The Italian decided he'd taken the club as far as he could apparently. Sanino had been in charge since December 2013 having replaced his fellow countryman Gianfranco Zola. 'For myself and for the club it’s the right time for me to leave,' he said. His departure was the third Championship manager to depart before August was out.

Getty 47/49 Dave Hockaday, Leeds United (August 28) Hockaday was given just six matches to prove himself having been appointed over the summer. It wasn't enough. The club's notoriously trigger-happy owner Massimo Cellino decided he'd hired the wrong man for the job. In those six games, the former Forest Green Rovers manager who was a surprise choice for the position in the first place, won two and lost four. Getty Images 48/49 Tony Pulis, Crystal Palace (August 14) Pulis didn't even have the chance to manage a game before he was gone. Amid a breakdown in his relationship with co-owner Steve Parish, just 48-hours before Crystal Palace's first match of the season, it was announced Pulis was leaving by mutual consent. It was a bizarre turn of events considering Pulis' arrival in November 2013 with the club bottom of the table was followed by an 11th place finish and a manager of the year award for the Welshman.

Getty Images 49/49 Mark Robins, Huddersfield Town (August 10) Someone always has to be the first and for the 2014/15 season it was Mark Robins who lasted just one game of the season. When Huddersfield lost 4-0 at home to Bournemouth it was enough to convince the board he wasn't the right man. Doubts had been circulating after a dreadful end to the previous campaign that saw the Terriers win two matches in 13. Robins took charge in February 2013 and managed to keep Huddersfield in the Championship, before a 17th place finish the season after that.

GETTY IMAGES Premier League - Crystal Palace next manager - Chris Hughton keen on Crystal Palace job - Crunchsports.com Chris Hughton keen on Crystal Palace job Chris Hughton keen on Crystal Palace job Crunch Sports Staff in Soccer 30 Dec 2014 Hughton 25/1 at time of writing to be next Crystal Palace manager Former Norwich City boss also keen on Brighton job 40 shares Chris Hughton (credit: Tony Marshall/Getty Images ) Chris Hughton has admitted he would be interested in becoming the next Crystal Palace manager, and he is also interested in the vacant managerial position at Brighton. Neil Warnock became the first Premier League manager this season to lose his job when he was sacked by Palace on Saturday, whle Championship side Brighton have been looking for a manager since the resignation of Sami Hyypia last week. Hughton, 25/1 at time of writing with bookmaker bet365 to succeed Warnock in their Next Crystal Palace Manager market, has been out of work since being sacked by Norwich in April and speaking on Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday, he admitted he would be interested in both roles. "On their own merits, they are both very good jobs," he said.

"With Palace you have got a side that are in the Barclays Premier League and fared extremely well last season. They have had some difficult times of course of late, but they have showed some good form this season. "Brighton have a wonderful structure and a wonderful stadium, new training facilities, and, of course, they are a side that have been very close to the play-offs in two previous seasons. "Yes, they are both good jobs and I think any manager who is out of work at this particular moment would be interested." Robbie Savage: Premier League sacking season about to start - BBC Sport BBC Sport Robbie Savage: Premier League sacking season about to start 5 Dec 2014 Read more about sharing. In his regular BBC Sport column, Robbie Savage looks at which managers are most at risk of being the first to lose their jobs in the Premier League this season, and why we will not have to wait long to see the first top-flight managerial casualty. It is refreshing to see that no Premier League managers have been sacked yet this season but I am sad to say I cannot see that statistic lasting much longer.

Forget unhappy fans, player power or impatient owners - there is one big reason why managers of teams at the bottom of the table are at risk, and his name is Tony Pulis. It is not his fault, but all the chairmen and owners out there will see what Pulis did at Crystal Palace last season, when he came in and kept the Eagles up, and think 'he saved them, and he can save us'. Despite what some Arsenal and Liverpool fans might say - and I have heard a few idiotic comments from them on my 606 show on BBC Radio 5 live - there is nobody available right now who could improve on Arsene Wenger or Brendan Rodgers at the top end of the Premier League. They are under pressure, but they are staying put. But, with Pulis waiting in the wings, it is a different story for the clubs fighting relegation. Where will Pulis end up? Pulis steered Palace to safety last season but left 48 hours before the start of the current campaign The men in most danger of losing their jobs - wrongly, in my view - are Leicester City's Nigel Pearson, West Brom's Alan Irvine and QPR's Harry Redknapp.

Redknapp finds himself in the reverse of the position he was in two years ago when, like Pulis is now, he was out of work but seen as the potential saviour for several struggling teams. QPR took the plunge, sacked Mark Hughes, and appointed Harry. Now we are waiting to see who will crack first and go for Pulis. It is unusual that it has not happened already - if everyone survives the weekend then it will be 18 years since we have got as far into a season without any top-flight managers changing jobs, and there will have been only two seasons in the Premier League era where there has been a longer wait. Longest waits for a Premier League managerial change from the start of a season Season Newcastle Chris Hughton That is partly down to the table being so close - nobody is out of touch with the top four or cut adrift at the bottom. But, with Christmas fast approaching, the first sacking will definitely happen soon. The January transfer window always seems to help chairmen make their mind up about whether they have the right man for the job, and to spend their money.

In danger - the men closest to the edge Leicester manager Nigel Pearson, West Brom head coach Alan Irvine and QPR boss Harry Redknapp When your owner has a big helicopter that lands on the pitch to pick him up after every home game, like Leicester's Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha does, then you know he is seriously rich and wants to stay in the Premier League. Unfortunately for Foxes boss Nigel Pearson, my old club are bottom of the table with two points from their last nine games and every mistake his team makes at the moment seems to lead to an opposition goal. I hope they stick with Pearson, because he is a good manager who got them up in the first place. Knowing how hard winning promotion to the Premier League is, I think he should be given a full season to try to keep him there. Ideally, he would be in the same situation as Burnley's Sean Dyche, who is under no pressure whatsoever. But being realistic, things do not look good for Pearson and he is the manager who is most at risk.

Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha travels to and from home games by helicopter, which he lands on the pitch West Brom manager Alan Irvine is not far behind him, though. You might think Irvine would get a bit more time because, apart from his predecessor Pepe Mel, each of the Baggies' last five managers got at least 15 months, and Irvine has only been in charge since June. But this time last year, they got rid of Steve Clarke after four straight defeats, which is exactly the run Irvine is on now. I have spoken to Clarke since his exit and he said that, when it happened, he had no inkling he was about to be sacked. Sam Allardyce has shown with West Ham that, if you are brave and stick with your manager, you sometimes get your rewards He made the point that, at a club like West Brom, you will go on runs like that every season and it is down to the chairman Jeremy Peace to stick with the manager. Irvine, who was a surprise appointment in the first place, could be about to find out how much patience Peace has got.

His next three games are all against fellow strugglers - Hull, Aston Villa and QPR - and West Brom's form has to improve soon. The next few games will be massive for Harry Redknapp at QPR too, starting against Burnley on Saturday. As well as Pulis, Redknapp has got Glenn Hoddle in the background at Loftus Road as a potential replacement, and an owner in Tony Fernandes who has shown he is not afraid to change things when his side have struggled in the past. Does it work? It did for Palace with Pulis. But sacking their manager did not help any of the three relegated teams last season, when Fulham tried it twice. After watching Leicester play Liverpool this week, and from what I've seen of West Brom and QPR recently, all of those teams looked like they were still playing for their manager. That will help them, but it won't necessarily save them. At Leicester in 2001, I was one of a few senior players who went to see the chairman when Peter Taylor was under pressure, because we liked him.

We asked for him to be given more time and bought him a few more games but, in the end, results dictated he had to go - they always do. Safe for now, but must do better Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino have both been under pressure So far this season, there has been speculation about 11 of the 20 Premier League managers losing their jobs. There were newspaper reports last month that Neil Warnock was on the brink of getting sacked by Crystal Palace after only a few games in charge, but I don't see it happening myself. At least Warnock does not have to worry about stories that Pulis is going to get his job, because he only left Selhurst Park in August and there is no way he is going back there. Paul Lambert is unpopular with the Aston Villa fans but, if you look at his win-ratio since he took over, he is not doing any worse this season than before.

Paul Lambert with Aston Villa (Premier League) 2014-15 win % Overall win % (since Aug 2012) 28.6% 26.7% Villa owner Randy Lerner stuck by him before, plus he gave him a new four-year contract in September. He is surely not going to get rid of him now. Speaking of win-ratios, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino's is lower than that of both of his predecessors; Tim Sherwood and Andre Villas-Boas. Win % as Tottenham manager (Premier League) Manager 14 43% Pochettino has only been in charge since the summer but he is already under pressure because of the record that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has in getting rid of his managers who fall short of expectations. His job certainly shouldn't be in danger, though, because Spurs need stability now. I don't think they will make the top four, but they need to stick with a manager for a longer period and give him a chance. I remember thinking not so long ago that Manchester City were on the brink of a crisis, but their transformation in form has been incredible.

Even so, I think City boss Manuel Pellegrini has to deliver in the Champions League. Like Liverpool boss Rodgers, he needs a result in his side's final group game next week. But while I think Rodgers is safe whatever happens, it is a much bigger game for Pellegrini. We are talking about the end of the season, not anytime soon, but his long-term future could depend on City reaching the knockout stages - you only have to look at what happened to his predecessor Roberto Mancini when he failed in Europe. Going nowhere - apart from up It is only a couple of weeks since Brendan Rodgers claimed he was favourite to get sacked, but he is not alone in being a manager who has responded to pressure with hugely improved results. We all saw the banner telling Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger it was time to go, but he is now on a run of three wins with three clean sheets.

Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League in 17 straight seasons but some fans want more A season with Wenger is like watching a James Bond film, in that you know exactly what you are going to get - for car chases, gadgets and a villain who always loses in the end, you get a cup run, the knockout stages of the Champions League and, eventually, the top four in the Premier League again. Even if the board does want to try something new, then it is not going to happen mid-season, and Wenger is never going to be sacked. Newcastle manager Alan Pardew's future looked far less secure a couple of months ago, when he came under the most pressure I have ever seen a manager have to deal with, and he showed great character to cope with it. In September, I wrote in one of my BBC Sport columns that Pardew sounded like a broken man and that it was hard to see him surviving in his job for much longer, but I am delighted that he has proved me wrong. Magpies owner Mike Ashley stuck by Pardew in the bad times and now his job has to be one of the safest there is.

It has been a similar story for Sam Allardyce at West Ham, who was widely expected to be the first manager to be sacked this season. Like Pardew, he had to deal with fans saying he had to go, but Allardyce's critics were on his back for his team's style of play as well as results. Look at how things have changed now on both counts. It has taken him a while to get there but it just goes to show that, if you are brave and stick with your manager, you sometimes get your rewards. Robbie Savage was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan Share this page Manchester City explore £200m Lionel Messi options and Roberto Martinez on borrowed time at Goodison Park | Daily Mail Online Manchester City explore £200m Lionel Messi options and Roberto Martinez on borrowed time at Goodison Park Manchester City still exploring possibility of signing Lionel Messi Roberto Martinez under pressure at Everton after poor start to the season Derby manager Steve McClaren being lined up to replace Martinez Tony Popovic a leading contender for Crystal Palace manager's job Marco Reus likely to join Real Madrid from Dortmund in the summer comments Manchester City continue to look in to the viability of signing Lionel Messi.

Last week Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said the Blues could not sign the Argentine because of the Financial Fair Play restraints. A £200m transfer fee plus a gross package nearing £500,000 a week is obviously a massive obstacle. But City’s money men are still looking into how a deal could be calibrated, especially in the knowledge that tax implications could yet force Messi to leave Spain. Manchester City are still interested in a deal to sign four-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi (second left) Roberto Martinez is the next Premier League manager who faces the axe. In a shock development it is understood Martinez is suddenly under immense pressure at Everton in the wake of Neil Warnock’s dismissal at Crystal Palace. The 66-year-old Yorkshireman became the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season on Saturday. The man who is being lined to replace Martinez as new Goodison Park boss is former England manager Steve McClaren, currently in charge at Derby. Roberto Martinez is under mounting pressure at Goodison Park after the Boxing Day defeat by Stoke City Referee Lee Mason books Everton and Scotland forward Steven Naismith during the 1-0 defeat At the start of the season Martinez seemed fireproof.

Such was the Spaniard’s reputation that he was spoken of as potential successor to Arsene Wenger at Arsenal or even a future England manager. But Everton have underperformed this season and Grapevine sources tell us that Martinez’s job is now on the line. Derby manager Steve McClaren (right) could be the man to replace Martinez should he be sacked Tony Popovic has emerged as a leading candidate to become the new Crystal Palace manager after the dismissal of Neil Warnock. Popovic is a former Palace player and currently boss of Western Sydney Wanderers in his native Australia. As soon as Warnock was dismissed the names of Tim Sherwood, Chris Hughton were bandied about. So to Paul Clement (ex-Chelsea coach now at Real Madrid) and strangely Dutchman Dick Advocaat. But Popovic could prove to be a shock appointment. Former Crystal Palace defender and assistant manager Tony Popovic watches his Western Sydney Wanderers side in the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco last week Marco Reus to Real Madrid stories are now in over drive. This column revealed that Borussia Dortmund’s Reus will be Madrid’s 'Galactico' signing next summer a month ago.

But that does not necessarily mean Gareth Bale will leave Madrid for Manchester United at the end of the season because of Reus’s arrival as has been predicted in some quarters. Yes, United want Bale. They are prepared to pay a £120million transfer fee and give the player at least £350,000 a week wages. But we are told ideally Bale wants to negotiate a new contract and stay in Spain. Dortmund and Germany winger Marco Reus celebrates scoring against Bayern Munich back in November I am hearing: Such is the vanity of top flight footballers that at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground there is now a 'resident' teeth-whitening dentist. I am also hearing: If West Ham and Sam Allardyce part company at the end of the season then Gus Poyet is a leading candidate to replace him. I bet: West Ham are 25-1 with Corals to beat Arsenal on Sunday. That’s got to be worth the cost of a skinny latte for the potential return of a bulls eye.

BTW: I’m still baffled why the Premier League felt it appropriate to stage a minute's applause ahead of Boxing Day matches in memory of the so called Truce Match which allegedly happened at the first Christmas of the World War I. Can anyone actually provide proof such a game occurred? Actually, I understand it could have been there were several impromptu 'kickabouts' on several fronts from Belgium to Greece. West Ham players line up for a minute's applause ahead of their Boxing Day defeat at Chelsea But in essence it’s one of the myths that have run out of control. Moreover why does the corporate football machine of the Premier League think they can 'own' this story in a manner where it seems they say: 'we unite the world'. It is estimated around 15million people died as a consequence of the 1914-18 conflict. I can’t see any reason to clap about that. Certainly not for reflected glory. I-Say: It had been the longest time from the start of a Premier League season for a manager to be sacked since 1996, when Roy McFarland was ousted by Bolton. But on Saturday the seal was finally broken as Neil Warnock was shown the door by Crystal Palace.

Now Warnock is not everyone’s cup of tea. Indeed I know of some people in the game who would happily punch him on the nose. Crystal Palace sacked manager Neil Warnock (centre) after the 3-1 Boxing Day defeat by Southampton But to be axed so soon after being appointed at the start of the season after Tony Pulis parted company with the club having 'fallen out' with supremo Steve Parish before a ball had been kicked? Seems rash. Yes, Parish will point to the fact that last season getting rid of Ian Holloway and appointing Pulis in the autumn saved the club’s Premier League bacon. He might be proved correct again. On the other hand, if the now parted Warnock was such a mistake one has to wonder at the rationale of recruitment at Palace. Palace co-chairman Steve Parish (right) has seen two managers come and go since August But of course the trend in the modern game is for boardroom chiefs to sack the manager the moment the natives get restless on the basis of acting before the natives turn on, well, them.

Looking back the often maligned Martin Edwards arguably did the best bit of service for Manchester United from Busby to Best et al when he stood by Alex Ferguson when it seemed after nearly FOUR years - not six months - the wheels appeared to be falling off. And the rest, as they say... If Warnock is the wrong man now then he was the wrong man in August. Parish has done a good job in helping turn Palace around. But if he is not careful he will put the club back into a tail-spin again.

Question: Which Crystal Palace manager became the first casualty of this season's Premier League when he got sacked in December 2014?
Answer: Neil Warnock